Bangladesh

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka has issued a special warning for Bangladeshi citizens traveling to the United States on visitor visas. The authorities have clearly outlined activities that are strictly prohibited under B1/B2 visas. The embassy confirmed the matter in a post published on its verified Facebook profile on Saturday (September 5) morning. According to the post, traveling to the ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ali Hossain Fakir has said that the police officers allegedly involved in conspiracies against the government have been identified. He made the remarks on Saturday morning while attending a tree-planting and cleanliness drive at Rajarbagh Police Lines School and College in the capital. ”Less than one per cent of Bangladesh Police officers are involved in ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman is set to assume the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 8 September. The 81st session of the UNGA will formally open on 8 September, while the high-level general debate will begin on 22 September with speeches by heads of state and government. Khalilur Rahman will preside over ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday warned that no one would be spared if people’s rights were undermined. “If any obstacle comes our way, we will fight it and reach our destination. We will not spare anyone who plays games with the rights of the people,” he said. He made the remarks while addressing the inaugural rally of ...

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has said the government is implementing a multi-pronged and coordinated plan to overcome the country’s energy crisis and build a self-reliant and sustainable energy system. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday in response to questions from lawmakers, he said strengthening energy security, increasing the use of renewable energy and reducing dependence on imports were among the government’s ...

The country will not face the kind of power crisis experienced in August next summer as the government is taking a series of measures to improve electricity and fuel supply, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit has said. He made the remarks in Parliament on Wednesday in reply to a question from Chapainawabganj-3 MP Nurul ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the United States to review and ease its existing visa bond system for Bangladeshi businesspeople and genuine tourists travelling to the country. He made the call when US Ambassador Brent T Christensen paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban on Wednesday morning. During the meeting, the President recalled US investment and cooperation ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of irregularities and corruption in recruitment, transfers and procurement at the Ministry of Youth and Sports against former adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan and three others. A senior ACC official confirmed the development to media on Wednesday. The commission has already formed a four-member investigation team to look into the ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the hospital to inquire about the health of BNP Standing Committee Member and Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku. The President visited Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital in the capital at around 9:30am on Wednesday (2 September). During the visit, he spoke with the doctors and received detailed updates on the Energy Minister’s condition. ...

DHAKA, Sept 1, 2026 : US President Donald Trump has expressed his expectation of meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the ‘not too distant future’ and conveyed his warmest regards and love to the people of Bangladesh. “I look forward to meeting you in the not too distant future,” Trump said in a letter sent to the Prime Minister today, ...